Question 1

The Estates General was made up of three different groups. Which statement correctly describes the Third Estate?

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They paid the majority of the taxes to the government

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They were part of the 1% of France's population

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They were educated French people and helped the destitute

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They owned approximately 20% of the land

Question 2

Which economic theory is described in the following statements?

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Capitalism

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Socialism

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None of the above

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Communism

Question 3

How did Napoleon Bonaparte become France's sole ruler?

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He seized control in a military takeover of the government

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He was restored as a member of the royal family

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He was elected by the members of the National Convention.

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He was elected by the citizens of Paris

Question 4

Which of the following is a result from the development of British railroads?

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All of the above

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Created thousands of mining jobs

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Encouraged people to travel for leisure

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Lowered the cost of transporting goods

Question 5

Why did British, French, and Russian governments support Greece’s rebellion against Ottoman rule?

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These governments respected Greek contributions to politics and philosophy.

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The Ottoman Empire threatened to expel Greek Christians from the Balkan Peninsula.

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These governments supported nationalist movements throughout Europe.

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The British and French governments wanted Russia to have control of the eastern Mediterranean.

Question 6

How did the Industrial Revolution change the lives of middle-class British women?

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They began to attend college to train for careers as teachers.

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They entered the workforce as domestic servants.

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They became isolated from their families working long hours in factories.

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They began to receive the same wages as men.

Question 7

Which statement would a conservative who lived during the early 1800s support?

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Monarchies should be sustained in order to keep public order.

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Government works best when it is limited.

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Monarchies need to be replaced with democratic republics.

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The preservation of personal liberties is the goal of good government.

Question 8

Which organization did Maximilien Robespierre lead that oversaw the horrors of the Reign of Terror?

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The Committee of Public Safety

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The National Convention

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The National Assembly

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The Directory

Question 9

Which theory states that laws should be ignored and governments should be eliminated?

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Anarchism

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Capitalism

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Communism

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Socialism

Question 10

The most notable effort by Alexander II to modernize Russia came in 1861, when the czar granted freedom to the __________

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Serfs

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Greeks

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Poles

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Boyars

Question 11

How did Brazil’s struggle for independence differ from other Latin American rebellions?

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Brazil became an independent nation with the approval of the royal family.

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Brazil was ruled by former enslaved people following its liberation.

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Brazil promised to recognize the Spanish royal family as heads of state.

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Brazil was granted independence from Spain after a short but relatively bloodless fight.

Question 12

What did Klemens von Metternich hope to achieve at the Congress of Vienna?

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to return Europe to the political state of affairs that had existed before the French Revolution

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to politically isolate Austria so that the country may be unable to influence the development of Germany

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to reduce the power of the Pope so that the Italian states may unite in the future

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to weaken Great Britain so that the country may be unable to wage war in the future

Question 13

How did the agricultural revolution directly affect industrialization in Great Britain?

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With fewer farmers working the land, the rural population could move to cities.

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With greater crop yields, the government could support larger armies.

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By enclosing fields, landholders could experiment with new farming techniques.

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By using the four crop rotation system, nutrients in the soil could be replaced faster.

Question 14

Which statement accurately describes the effect of imperialism during the nineteenth century?

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International competition for colonial markets increased.

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Less-developed nations in Asia and Africa became wealthy from selling raw materials.

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Economic inequality between industrial and agricultural countries narrowed.

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Less-developed nations in Asia and Africa became industrialized.

Question 15

Why did Germany industrialize at a later date than Great Britain or the United States?

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Germany was politically separated into many smaller states.

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Germany relied on canals instead of railroads to transport raw materials.

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Germany had a small population that lived in rural areas.

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Germany lacked sufficient coal and iron deposits.

Question 16

All of the following were developments of the Congress of Vienna EXCEPT...

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Austria became the head of the most powerful alliance in Europe.

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Austria and a number of German states joined to form the German Confederation.

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Switzerland became an independent nation.

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was created from former Dutch Republic and Hapsburg lands.

Question 17

After Napoleon's escape from Elba, many Frenchmen rallied behind the emperor because they feared that __________ would return lands to the nobility

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Louis XVIII

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Frederick William III

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Louis XIV

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William III

Question 18

Following a coup d’état, Louis-Napoleon took the title of Napoleon III in honor of his ____________, Napoleon I.

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Uncle

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Father

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Grandfather

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Brother

Question 19

Which two groups in Latin American colonial society controlled both the government and the military?

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Creoles and peninsulares

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Mestizos and mulattos

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Indians and mestizos

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Indian and peninsulares

Question 20

Why did Napoleon decide to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

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He abandoned his dream of a New World empire after the revolt in Saint Domingue

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He reasoned that continuous attacks by Native Americans were making the territory unprofitable.

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He feared that the British would blockade the territory with their superior navy

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He needed money to retake lands in the New World that he had lost in the French and Indian War

Question 21

Which of the following resulted from nineteenth-century workers joining labor unions?

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The working week was shortened.

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Many factory jobs were created.

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Living conditions in cities became miserable.

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Factories became unhealthy places to work.

Question 22

Which aspect of mass production allows a broken machine to be fixed quickly using an identical item?

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Interchangeable parts

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Specialization

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Assembly line

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Division of Labor

Question 23

Skilled workers, such as ____________, organized into labor unions, and since their labor was difficult to replace, these unions were more effective at generating reforms.

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Printers

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Maids

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Farmers

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Miners

Question 24

Why did France institute the Continental System?

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To weaken Great Britain by cutting off trade between them and other European nations

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To force Spain to accept the rule of Napoleon’s brother

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To prevent Austria from becoming Europe's dominant land power

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To prevent Germany from becoming a unified nation

Question 25

Which group of people were most often the victims of the Reign of Terror?

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the poor throughout the country

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the nobles who conspired against the state

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the clergy who opposed Church reforms

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the radicals in the government

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